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irritates definition

irritates


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  irritate 
 
  2  senses  of  irritate 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Sense  2 
  irritate 
  =>  chafe,  gall,  fret 
  =>  rub,  scratch,  itch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  irritate 
 
  2  senses  of  irritate 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  madden 
  =>  hamstring 
  =>  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Sense  2 
  irritate 
  =>  chafe,  gall,  fret 
  =>  rub,  scratch,  itch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  irritate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  irritate 
 
  2  senses  of  irritate 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
 
  Sense  2 
  irritate 
  =>  worsen,  aggravate,  exacerbate,  exasperate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  irritate 
 
  irritate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  irritate 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  irritate 
  =>  worsen,  aggravate,  exacerbate,  exasperate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  irritate 
 
  The  verb  irritate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (cause  annoyance  in  disturb,  esp.  by  minor  irritations:  "Mosquitoes  buzzing  in  my  ear  really  bothers  me";  "It  irritates  me  that  she  never  closes  the  door  after  she  leaves") 
  2.  (1)  irritate  --  (cause  to  be  in  a  worse  state;  "Aspirin  irritates  my  stomach") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  irritate 
 
  The  verb  irritate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (cause  annoyance  in  disturb,  esp.  by  minor  irritations:  "Mosquitoes  buzzing  in  my  ear  really  bothers  me";  "It  irritates  me  that  she  never  closes  the  door  after  she  leaves") 
  2.  (1)  irritate  --  (cause  to  be  in  a  worse  state;  "Aspirin  irritates  my  stomach") 



irritates definition